Find the Best Word (or Words!) to Shape Your New Year

The arrival of a new year arrives is a great time to reflect on the past and look ahead to a bright future. Many people have ditched regular resolutions in favor of choosing a powerful yet simple word as the “theme” for the year to bring joy, success, and fulfillment. But how do you pick the perfect word? In this blog post, I’ll help you explore how journalling can help you find just the right word — so that you can use it as a guide in tackling big goals and small tasks throughout your entire year. So grab a cup of coffee (or tea!), take some relaxed breaths, and let’s get started!

As we all look forward to what the new year has in store, it may be time for us to take a break from making resolutions that don’t show results.

After all, why not try something different if your same old goals aren’t cutting it?

Enter choosing one word (or more!) as an idea you want to focus on – there is no right or wrong choice as it is what works for you!

Abundance could be your word if you believe that there’s more than enough to go around, and practice sharing with others what they need.

Or maybe you choose the word gratitude. This could be the reminder to take a moment every day to count your blessings and realize how lucky you really are! (Of course, we recommend starting off each morning this way!)

It’s a helpful way of exploring and appreciating each day without feeling guilty about unmet expectations.

52 Words to Shape Your New Year

With thousands of possible words contained within the dictionary, the process can sometimes feel daunting. Instead, you can start with this shorter list of 52 words.

Can tackling these words one at a time help you shape the weeks ahead so that you’re proud of the new year when you look back on it?

Absolutely!

Rather than just mulling over what each word means to you, we’ve put it all together with two focusing journal prompts for each of the words!

Imagine starting each new week focusing on one of the above words. This beautiful journal will be a resource that partners with you, supporting your intentions, and helping you discover the purpose and meaning you want to live into.

Maybe you’ll use the journal a little differently. You certainly don’t have to limit yourself to a word a week. You can zoom through it, working the prompts day by day if you’d prefer. Feel out the words and associated prompts and see if there’s one that lands with greater meaning. If it helps you choose that one word for the year – perfect!

Another intriguing idea is to use this list of words and prompts to work with an accountability partner or coach. Getting input and feedback from someone else is often just that gift we need to keep us from falling into the same old patterns.

However you decide to be more intentional about your life in the new year, may these words call out something awesome in you and allow you to build everything you dream of and more.

Here’s hoping the new year brings clarity and abundance through meaningful words!

If you want to have a RANDOM word selected for your year, visit the Word of the Year Generator.